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Valencia Basket takes 2-1 finals lead over Real Madrid
Valencia Basket took a big step towards the Spanish Liga ACB Endesa title with an 81-64 home win over Real Madrid in Game 3 of the title series. The victory came from a huge second half from the challengers, a period which stunned the defending champs and left them needing to win all remaining games.…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins 7th consecutive VTB League
CSKA Moscow continued its dominance of the VTB League with a huge 72-95 road win over Khimki Moscow Region in Game 3 of the series. The victory handed the Army Men a sweep of the series and once again the club wins the VTB League trophy. It is no surprise CSKA is champ, the team…
Read MoreGolden State Warriors take back NBA Championship
After losing in historical fashion a year ago, Golden State completed their resurgence back to an NBA Championship. The Larry O’Brien trophy returns to the Bay Area for the second time in three years. They won game five of the series versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120. Golden State Warriors 129 – Cleveland Cavaliers 120 The championship…
Read MorePanathinaikos wins Greek title
Panathinaikos Athens is the new champion of the Greek top flight after overcoming arch rival Olympiacos Piraeus in the finals series. The victory snapped a two-year period without the title, two years that have seen Olympiacos win the league. Panathinaikos is now back atop Greek hoops and collects a record-extending 35th A1 crown. Impressively, The…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas wins 7th consecutive LKL
Zalgiris Kaunas once again sits atop Lithuanian Basketball after claiming yet another LKL title, this time at the expense of Lietkabelis. Victory hands EuroLeague giant Zalgiris its seventh consecutive league title and record-continuing 17th LKL overall. Once again, the club has looked simply a class above the competition. This was evidenced during a 33-3 march…
Read MorePanathinaikos Athens evens Greek title series against Olympiacos
We’re all square in the Greek A1 finals series once again after Panathinaikos went big at home to defeat Olympiacos in Game 4. The best-of-five series is now evenly poised at 2-2 and the 2017 A1 title will be decided by a do or die contest. Predicting which of Panathinaikos Athens or Olympiacos Piraeus will…
Read MoreZalgiris needs one win for LKL title
EuroLeague stalwart Zalgiris Kaunas is marching towards another Lithuanian LKL league title after defeating Lietkabelis 59-72 on the road in Game 4 of the finals series. The victory handed Zalgiris a 3-1 lead and the club needs just one more win to lift the title. A win at home in Game 5 on Friday will…
Read MoreBesiktas Crushes Efes to reach BSL final
Besiktas maintained its excellent 2016/2017 season form and saw off Anadolu Efes to reach the finals of the Turkish BSL. This series has pitted two Istanbul clubs against each other, and Besiktas can look forward to another derby series in the finals, as EuroLeague champions Fenerbahce awaits. As for the semi-finals run, Besiktas claimed a…
Read MoreValencia advances to face Real Madrid in ACB final
The stage is set for what should be an exciting Spanish ACB final. Valencia Basket defeated Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz in Game 4 85-77, and advance to the Liga Endesa finals where they will play against the waiting Real Madrid. Both clubs will lock horns on June 9th for Game 1 of the Championship deciding series…
Read MoreGolden State takes Game Two to take commanding 2-0 lead
The Golden State Warriors do not lose at home. In fact, the last time a team came into Oracle Arena and beat Golden State was practically two months ago in the regular season. Dominance is becoming second nature for the Warriors. Their run continued in game two of the NBA Finals with a 132-113 victory…
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